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ISYY's newsletter: Weekly Feed Joensuu Week 18/2023

Tue May 02 15:15:00 2023

ISYY's newsletter: Weekly Feed Joensuu Week 18/2023

2.5. - 8.5.2023

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HAPPY TUESDAY!

Hopefully you have all enjoyed Finnish Vappu celebrations to the fullest! Even though the weather resembles winter more than spring this week (Finns use the word "takatalvi" for unexpected cold spells during spring), I can assure you it will change back to warm and sunny just as quickly.

Kind regards,

Salla
Coordinator of International Affairs in Joensuu (kv.joensuu(at)isyy.fi)

Apply to become a member of SYL’s development cooperation advisory board or climate network!

Are you inspired by global development and promoting education internationally? Are you concerned about climate change? Are you a persistent communicator, good at forming networks, or know a lot about funding? Do you want to put some of your knowledge to the use of the rest of the world or get to know students from other universities?

Are you concerned about climate change? Do you want to put some of your knowledge to use for the rest of the world?

The Student Union of the University of Eastern Finland will propose three members for both advisory board and climate networks. You can apply by sending an application to the Chair Person of the ISYY Board no later than 9th May at 23.59.

More information:

ISYY’s Interest Advocacy Coffee Breaks are here again!

The next coffee break of this year will be held on Monday 8th of May in Joensuu AU205 from 4.30 pm to 6 pm. You are warmly welcome to come to discuss themes related to student advocacy with the ISYY Board and Student Associations. The event is open for all ISYY members, who are interested in student advocacy.

The theme for the last coffee break of this spring is Membership of the Student Union and the benefits of the membership. There is coffee, tea and some snacks served. To attend the coffee break you don’t need to register, but if you have any allergies or other special diets, please inform Mirka Nieminen (mirka.nieminen(at)isyy.fi) by 7th of May.

Exceptions in ISYY office opening hours in May

There is one national holiday left in May that causes an exception in ISYY office opening hours: Thursday 18th May is the Ascension Day. Take thia exeption into account if you are planning to visit us.

Exceptions in May:

Thu 18.5. CLOSED (Ascension Day)

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Design a calendar cover and win 100€ gift card!

ISYY's Student Calendar cover competition has been open for two weeks now! Do you have a good idea, how the next cover should look like?

You can take part in the competition until 15.5.2023 and all the information can be found from ISYY website. Send your design to the competition and you can win a 100€ gift card to the S-Group.

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SYKETTÄ Joensuu

SYKETTÄ includes sport services for the students and staff members at the University of Eastern Finland and Karelia University of Applied Sciences. You can see the prices for each sticker on the SYKETTÄ website and you can buy your sticker online or from the ISYY office. Remember to create a user account with your uef email before you try to buy a sticker or enroll to classes.

Youtube: SYKETTÄ Sports | Instagram: @syketta_jns | Facebook: Sykettä

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Sports turns application for student and staff groups, 2023-2024

UEF and Karelia UAS student and staff groups can apply for regular turn to season 2023-2024. Sports turns will run between September - May. All users must have a valid sports sticker before the services can be used.

Each turn must have 1-2 responsible persons. The turn cannot be granted before it has at least one responsible person. Responsible persons have to check that everybody who will participate, has an up-to-date sports sticker. Also, responsible persons will take care of general order and report the number of participants and if necessary cancel the turn by contacting SYKETTÄ at least week before the date.

Application time ends on 28.5.2023 at 23:55 o'clock.

All the applicants will be called to a meeting where the turns are distributed. The meeting time will be announced later. After the meeting all applicants will be informed about the distributed sport turns.

Apply from the Google Forms link below:

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Greetings from coordinator

Hello! Hope you had a nice time of Vappu. From this section you get information about upcoming BRIDGES project events. Have an energetic week!

- Riina

North Karelia's Pride and excursion from Kuopio

ISYY is organizing 2023 Pride parade and park festival with the North Karelian Seta Association on Saturday 20th of May in Joensuu!

The parade starts at 3 pm and ends at 4 pm at the Ilosaari park, which features a picnic, live music, bouncy castle and, of course, great company. The BRIDGES project also organizes an excursion from the Kuopio campus to Joensuu, so that students in Kuopio have the opportunity to participate in Pride.

So wear your overalls and come to have fun with other students in Pride!

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Give feedback for the Coffee & Friends café

This spring's Coffee & Friends cafés have come to an end now is the time to give feedback for the event, and you can do so easily and anonymously via the link below.

With your feedback we want to improve the concept for the future. You can give feedback even if you didn't attend the event: all developmental feedback is welcome!

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Join for a Hobby Buddy service!

Would you like a new friend for a leisure activity? ISYY's Hobby Buddy service is for all UEF students who want to make new friends through common hobbies and interests. Your hobby can be old or new. At the moment we are looking for friends for these hobbies, among others:

Joensuu: Cooking, creating content to social media, roleplay board games

Read more about the service and other hobbies via the link below, and fill in the application form today!

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Student, take the FSHS survey!

The National Union of Students in Finnish Universities of Applied Sciences SAMOK and the National Union of University Students in Finland SYL are conducting a survey on students' experiences and perceptions of the Finnish Student Health Service and its future.

After taking the survey, you can participate for a chance to win a gift card to Lidl.

NB! The survey opens on Wednesday 3rd May and is open until Sunday 21st May. If you have found the survey via Yammer in April, please answer the survey again. The survey was published in UEF Yammer before it should have been and the survey was not in its final version then. SYL and SAMOK has deleted the anwers that came during April and they will contact everyone who has given their email address when answering in May.

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Registration at the university for the academic year 2023-2024 starts on 1 May 2023 (degree students)

Annual registration for students who are already enrolled at the university (i.e. are in their second, third, etc., year of studies) starts on 1 May 2023 and ends on 15 September 2023. All bachelor’s, master’s and doctoral students must register annually as being present or absent at the university within the registration period. Here you can find the instructions for annual registration.

Telephone consultation from study psychologists in April and May

UEF’s study psychologists offer individual psychological support for study-related issues, such as motivation, stress, stage fright, time management, procrastination or learning difficulties. It is possible to have telephone consultation with the study psychologists still during this semester. Send a contact request via text message, and the study psychologist will call you during the consultation hours. Include your whole name and your student number in the text message. You can also directly call the study psychologists during the following consultation hours:

3rd May from 2pm to 4pm, study psychologist Marinia Sorjonen-Ward, tel. +358 46 9223478
10th May from 2pm to 4pm, study psychologist Mari Tirronen, tel. +358 50 5691806
17th May from 2pm to 4pm, study psychologist Katri Ruth, tel. +358 40 3552044
24th May from 2pm to 4pm, study psychologist Mari Tirronen, tel. +358 50 5691806

You can find more information about UEF’s study psychologists in Kamu:

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Friday Game Nights (5.5)

Pohjois-Karjalan Seta and Setlementti organize game nights ever other Friday. Game nights are open for everyone and suitable for every age. Come by yourself or bring a friend or a whole squad. You can bring your own games or play all games available in meeting place. We follow the principles of safer spaces.

When? 5.5. klo 17-19
Where? Helmi, Rantakatu 23 A, 80100 Joensuu

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AEGEE Joensuu - Women's Self-Defense Course (13.5)

Join AEGEE Joensuu for our women's self-defense course!

This workshop covers four essential themes to help prepare you for a variety of situations. You will learn about situational awareness to help identify potential threats and safely move in crowded spaces, non-verbal defense techniques to de-escalate situations, verbal defense techniques to assert yourself effectively, and attack techniques to defend yourself physically. The instructor has trained in various martial arts and will guide you through practical techniques and strategies based on her own experiences.

Where? Urheilutalo (Koskikatu 12, Joensuu)
When? Sat 13 May @ 15.00-17.00

For more info, find us on
Instagram @aegee_contact_joensuu
Facebook AEGEE Joensuu
Email aegee-joensuu@aegee.eu

or join our weekly meeting, today at 16.30 in AU202.

Multicultural Coffee by the Red Cross (every other Sunday)

Do you want to meet new people? Have you been feeling a bit lonely, or are you finding it hard to find a community? Come join us for our multicultural coffee, whether you are a refugee, a student, a local, or an immigrant. Come join us at Torikatu 17 every alternate Sunday, for an afternoon of games, good conversation, and coffee. This is the perfect opportunity to make new friends and build community!

Time: 1pm-3pm
Date: Every alternate Sunday (7.5, 21.5)
Location: Torikatu 17
Fee: free

Event calendar

Week 18

Mon 1.5. MtG Guild meeting at 3pm in Haltia meeting room (Yliopistokatu 7, Haltia building 2nd floor)
Tue 2.5. ESN Joensuu weekly meeting at 4pm in Haltia meeting room (Yliopistokatu 7, Haltia building 2nd floor)
Tue 2.5. Luomio club meeting at 6pm in Haltia meeting room (Yliopistokatu 7, Haltia building 2nd floor)
Wed 3.5. JOOJAKU meeting at 4pm in Haltia meeting room (Yliopistokatu 7, Haltia building 2nd floor)
Thu 4.5. Joensuu Board Gamers meeting at 3pm in Haltia meeting room (Yliopistokatu 7, Haltia building 2nd floor)
Fri 5.5. Chess club meeting at 4pm in Haltia meeting room (Yliopistokatu 7, Haltia building 2nd floor)
Fri 5.5 Friday Game Night from 5pm to 7pm in Helmi (Rantakatu 23 A, 80100 Joensuu)
Sun 7.5 Red Cross Multicultural Coffee from 1pm to 3pm in Torikatu 17

Week 19

Mon 8.5. MtG Guild meeting at 3pm in Haltia meeting room (Yliopistokatu 7, Haltia building 2nd floor)
Mon 8.5. ISYY's Interest Advocacy Coffee Break from 4:30pm to 6pm in AU205
Tue 9.5. ESN Joensuu weekly meeting at 4pm in Haltia meeting room (Yliopistokatu 7, Haltia building 2nd floor)
Tue 9.5. Luomio club meeting at 6pm in Haltia meeting room (Yliopistokatu 7, Haltia building 2nd floor)
Wed 10.5. JOOJAKU meeting at 4pm in Haltia meeting room (Yliopistokatu 7, Haltia building 2nd floor)
Thu 11.5. Joensuu Board Gamers meeting at 3pm in Haltia meeting room (Yliopistokatu 7, Haltia building 2nd floor)
Fri 12.5. Chess club meeting at 4pm in Haltia meeting room (Yliopistokatu 7, Haltia building 2nd floor)

TalentHub Joensuu

TalentHub Joensuu brings together international talents and companies in the Joensuu region.

As a part of the employment services of Joensuu city, TalentHub Joensuu aims to promote the integration of international talent into the Joensuu area, offer and develop personalized employment services for international professionals and work together with educational institutions and local companies to attract and keep international talents in the Joensuu region.

As an international talent, you can create your Talent Profile to introduce yourself to potential employers. As a company, you can look for the international skills your company needs with the Talent Profile search tool or by posting your own job ad.

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JobTeaser job portal

New job and traineeship offers for university students and graduates are advertised in the JobTeaser job portal. In the JobTeaser service, it is possible to sort job advertisements with numerous parameters.

Jobs in Finland

Welcome to explore open job opportunities in Finland. On our website, you can find jobs targeted at English speaking professionals. You don't have to be able to speak Finnish or Swedish.

Opiskelijatöihin.fi

An employment service website covering North Karelia and North Savo regions. The service is created and maintained by the Student’s Eastern-Finland association.

Students can leave their profiles anonymously for employers to find and also seek employers’ job advertisements.

Available grants for students of UEF and UEF's Open positions

There is a listing of grants availbale for students of the University of Eastern Finland at UEF's webpage.

You'll find a list of Open Positions at UEF HERE.

Asia Exchange webinar: Study In Bali - Everything You Want To Know In 2023

Are you interested in studying abroad in Bali, Indonesia?

Join our interactive webinar and learn all you need to know about studying in Bali. Whether a student or a study abroad professional, this webinar is for you! The webinar "Study In Bali - Everything You Want To Know In 2023" is on Wednesday, 10 May, at 16:00 CET!

The Asia Exchange staff and alums will help all students to feel best prepared for their studies abroad. They will answer all questions and share their study experience abroad.

Register here for the webinar and read more from the link below:

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Information about Weekly Feed

This is an issue of Weekly Feed at Joensuu campus. Weekly Feed is the English language newsletter of the Student Union of the University of Eastern Finland (ISYY). You are receiving this letter on your email because you are a member of ISYY and are studying at Joensuu campus or because you have joined the mailing list yourself.

Weekly Feed provides you with current information on matters related to the Student Union, UEF or other organisations close to students, such as FSHS. In addition, the newsletter provides you with information on events taking place at campus or the campus city.

Weekly Feed is published on Tuesdays during the academic year, with the exception of holidays and a few other days. If you do not want to receive the newsletter anymore, you can unsubscribe the letter via the link (Click here to unsubscribe) located on the bottom of the letter.

You will find more information on ISYY's newsletters and privacy protection on ISYY's website.

Advertise your event in ISYY's newsletter Weekly Feed

If you would like to have something featured in the Weekly Feed, please send a short (max. 500 characters including spaces), informative advertisement of the event/activity in English to kv.joensuu@isyy.fi.

Please include at least the following information: date, time, place, admission fee and the event website/facebook page and a short description of the event. If you want to include pictures, the optimal size is 270 x 270 px.

Yliopistokatu 7, PL 111, 80100 Joensuu | Yliopistonranta 3, PL 1627, 70211 Kuopio

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